[mythtv-users] NVidia FX5500 and ubuntu breezy driver

[Anthony Messina]

alain.maisonneuve_lists at swiftpenguin.com wrote:
> Hi Anthony,
> 
> Thanks for the advise, i have already tried that particular setup.
> 
> What is strange is that i get black and white from the moment the video 
> card is
> enabled, it does the memtest/bios in black and white.
> 
> I have also tried changing the SVideo cable.
> 
> I am at a total loss..
> 
> Quoting Anthony Messina <amessina at messinet.com>:
> 
>> alain maisonneuve wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I just did my first attempt at installing my new Forsa FX5500 in my
>>> Ubuntu Breezy Myth 0.20 setup.
>>>
>>> I have my Myth box connected to my CRT TV using SVideo.
>>>
>>> What i get when the box boots is that everything is Black and White.
>>> What could be going on here?
>>>
>>> When doing a apt-get under breezy it grabs the driver version 7667.
>>>
>>> any help you be really appreciated.
>> you might try making sure that in your xorg.conf file, you have:
>>
>>        Option      "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
>>        Option      "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
>>
>> i had the same issue when i realized my projector, which is HD capable,
>> woul donly accept HD input on the component connections, not the svideo.
>> if i tried HD over svideo, i would get black and white. check the
>> limitations of your tv.

hmmm... so if you do the above config, you get black and white output
right away.  i got that too when i wasn't using NTSC-M (if i was using
HD480p or HD480i).  i'm not sure where to go from here except to (1)
check the setup with another svideo cable and (2) if possible, plug the
svideo into another svideo capable device and see if the output on that
device is also b/w.

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